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Friday, August 28, 2015

Now You See Me - Movie Review

Almost as bad as having access to books, is having access to DVD's. Frankly, I had not heard of "Now You See Me" before. But then when I was checking it in and saw the line-up of Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Mark Ruffalo and Woody Harrelson I decided it might be worth watching while knitting or crocheting or something. I was a little leery because I'm not really a Harrelson fan, but decided to give it a try. Texter actually watched it one day before I did and told me "Watch this movie!"

The premise of the movie is four street magicians are 'invited' to join forces by an unknown person. Within a short time they are the hottest act going. Then they pull off a fantastic, unbelievable trick which is the first of three big tricks. And they are messing with millions of dollars in the bargain.

Morgan Freeman plays a magician who is now known for his documentaries debunking tricks and illusions. Mark Ruffalo is the harassed FBI agent in charge of catching the magicians. And the chase is on.

The effects/illusions/tricks in the movie are well done. No sex, not much cussing, and the violence is pretty low keyed. What is happening is a really good movie which makes you think while you are enjoying yourself. Well worth putting the crocheting down to watch the magic tricks. Definitely a movie worth spending an evening with.

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Retiring after 34 years in the airline industry, I found myself in Montana with my youngest daughter and a new grand daughter. Then came the oldest daughter and her partner, buying us a house for us all to live in. Then came the house fire and now we are rearranging our lives and planning a move back to North Carolina in 2018. So it will be 5 years of Zone 4 gardening before I get back to my Zone 7 comfort zone.